Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,050.

Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Municipality
Parish Church Sign
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates (<): 45°41′N 73°12′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Jean Murray
• Federal riding	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area [2][4]
• Total	62.40 km^2 (24.09 sq mi)
• Land	60.71 km^2 (23.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,050
• Density	33.8/km^2 (88/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.3%
• Dwellings	823
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 2E0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 223
Website	www.ville.saint-marc- sur-richelieu.qc.ca

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5] Census Population Change (%) 2011 2,050 9.3% 2006 1,876 4.1% 2001 1,957 2.1% 1996 1,999 8.0% 1991 1,851 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2006)[6] Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,815 96.54% English only 30 1.60% Both English and French 10 0.53% Other languages 25 1.33%

Gallery

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  Parish Church
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  Parish Priests Plaque
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  Maison Janotte, 1760
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  Maison Senecal-Moreau, 1762
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  Maison Isidore Blanchard, 1763
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  Hôtel Les Trois Tillleuls

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 287692 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec